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Recent Examples of clutch bag
The only bags allowed in the venue are clear plastic/vinyl tote bags and small clutch bags.
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Kansas City Star,
26 May 2026
All purses, bags or containers larger than a small clutch bag.
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Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
31 Mar. 2026
She was elegantly dressed in a cream coat dress adorned with delicate embroidery, paired with matching heels and a coordinating clutch bag.
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Stephanie Giang-Paunon , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
At the tournament, Lohan appeared to wear a light pink Chanel printed mini dress from the fashion house’s 1996 runway collection with a black Chanel clutch bag.
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Escher Walcott,
People.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Kansas City Star,
26 May 2026
All purses, bags or containers larger than a small clutch bag.
—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
31 Mar. 2026
She was elegantly dressed in a cream coat dress adorned with delicate embroidery, paired with matching heels and a coordinating clutch bag.
—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
At the tournament, Lohan appeared to wear a light pink Chanel printed mini dress from the fashion house’s 1996 runway collection with a black Chanel clutch bag.
—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
10 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for clutch bag
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clutch bag
Noun
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McLeese said each guest in the restricted area is allowed only one clear bag no larger than a gallon, or a small clutch purse.
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There’s more to the novel, translated from the German by Daniel Bowles, than a purse-lipped satire of fetishism, but Kracht keeps it well below the surface.
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In the film, which was based on a Pulitzer Prize nominated memoir, Betty escapes the clutches of her barbaric Iranian husband (played by Alfred Molina) and courageously smuggles herself and her daughter out of Iran.
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Middleton paired the mint green dress from British designer Tephi with tortoise shell sunglasses and a cream fold-over clutch, keeping the accessories understated yet polished.
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Photos apparently taken by the men themselves show wads of cash on the seat of a car, in a plastic bag and in stacks on the floor of a location in New York.
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Using 10,000 rocks, more than seventy-five 80-pound bags of concrete, and over $1,000 in supplies, Ruggie has no regrets about his 14-foot deck burned in a shou sugi ban style.
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The real impact, Grubbs said, will be to the pocketbooks of shark diving businesses along the coasts and the surrounding communities.
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It must be earned through conviction, compassion, and a moral vision that elevates a nation rather than any individual ego or pocketbook.
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Elida still hadn’t found her son’s wallet or phone, her daughter’s Nintendo gaming systems or, somewhat surprisingly, their trailer.
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Eye-watering World Cup prices haven't stopped soccer fans from around the world from opening their wallets.
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For all the chatter about his choices in handbags, Haaland doesn’t seem remotely bothered.
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Interactive stations allow customers to personalize handbags, create custom makeup kits, adopt dolls complete with birth certificates and customize Brio train sets.
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“Clutch bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clutch%20bag. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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